Vanderbilt University brand colors
Vanderbilt's signature gold is metallic, and it is specified as a gradient rather than a value, which is why the swatch below is Flat Gold, the flat equivalent the university publishes for everything the metallic cannot be used on.
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Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Gold | primary | #CFAE70 | 207, 174, 112 | 39, 50%, 63% | 4024 C | 20, 29, 64, 0 | Fill screen |
| Black | secondary | #1C1C1C | 28, 28, 28 | 0, 0%, 11% | Black C | 0, 0, 0, 100 | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | 0, 0, 0, 0 | Fill screen |
| Dark Gray | neutral dark | #777777 | 119, 119, 119 | 0, 0%, 47% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Light Gray | neutral light | #E4E4E4 | 228, 228, 228 | 0, 0%, 89% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Sand | neutral light | #E0D5C0 | 224, 213, 192 | 39, 34%, 82% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Cream | neutral light | #F5F3EF | 245, 243, 239 | 40, 23%, 95% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Sky | accent | #B3C9CD | 179, 201, 205 | 189, 21%, 75% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Highlight | accent | #ECB748 | 236, 183, 72 | 41, 81%, 60% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Oak | accent | #946E24 | 148, 110, 36 | 40, 61%, 36% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Sage | accent | #8BA18E | 139, 161, 142 | 128, 10%, 59% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
One further color is named without a hex value. It is listed rather than dropped, and nothing is calculated to fill the gap.
- Metallic Gold, Pantone 871 C. Published as a gradient running #FEEEB6 to #B49248, not as a single value.
Contrast pairs
Flat Gold passes AA for body text on black, at 9.9 to 1.
Of 154 ordered pairs in this palette, 44 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 64 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Flat Gold | Black | White | Dark Gray | Light Gray | Sand | Cream | Sky | Highlight | Oak | Sage | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Gold | 8.1Flat Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | 2.1Flat Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 2.1Flat Gold on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.7Flat Gold on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4Flat Gold on Sand, fails AA for body text | 1.9Flat Gold on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.2Flat Gold on Sky, fails AA for body text | 1.1Flat Gold on Highlight, fails AA for body text | 2.2Flat Gold on Oak, fails AA for body text | 1.3Flat Gold on Sage, fails AA for body text | 2.1Flat Gold on White, fails AA for body text | 9.9Flat Gold on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 8.1Black on Flat Gold, passes AA for body text | 17.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 3.8Black on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 13.4Black on Light Gray, passes AA for body text | 11.7Black on Sand, passes AA for body text | 15.4Black on Cream, passes AA for body text | 9.9Black on Sky, passes AA for body text | 9.3Black on Highlight, passes AA for body text | 3.7Black on Oak, fails AA for body text | 6.2Black on Sage, passes AA for body text | 17.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 1.2Black on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 2.1White on Flat Gold, fails AA for body text | 17.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 4.5White on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3White on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4White on Sand, fails AA for body text | 1.1White on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.7White on Sky, fails AA for body text | 1.8White on Highlight, fails AA for body text | 4.7White on Oak, passes AA for body text | 2.8White on Sage, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Dark Gray | 2.1Dark Gray on Flat Gold, fails AA for body text | 3.8Dark Gray on Black, fails AA for body text | 4.5Dark Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 3.5Dark Gray on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.1Dark Gray on Sand, fails AA for body text | 4.0Dark Gray on Cream, fails AA for body text | 2.6Dark Gray on Sky, fails AA for body text | 2.4Dark Gray on Highlight, fails AA for body text | 1.0Dark Gray on Oak, fails AA for body text | 1.6Dark Gray on Sage, fails AA for body text | 4.5Dark Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 4.7Dark Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Light Gray | 1.7Light Gray on Flat Gold, fails AA for body text | 13.4Light Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.3Light Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 3.5Light Gray on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.1Light Gray on Sand, fails AA for body text | 1.1Light Gray on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.4Light Gray on Sky, fails AA for body text | 1.4Light Gray on Highlight, fails AA for body text | 3.7Light Gray on Oak, fails AA for body text | 2.2Light Gray on Sage, fails AA for body text | 1.3Light Gray on White, fails AA for body text | 16.5Light Gray on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Sand | 1.4Sand on Flat Gold, fails AA for body text | 11.7Sand on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.4Sand on White, fails AA for body text | 3.1Sand on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.1Sand on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3Sand on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.2Sand on Sky, fails AA for body text | 1.3Sand on Highlight, fails AA for body text | 3.2Sand on Oak, fails AA for body text | 1.9Sand on Sage, fails AA for body text | 1.4Sand on White, fails AA for body text | 14.4Sand on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Cream | 1.9Cream on Flat Gold, fails AA for body text | 15.4Cream on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.1Cream on White, fails AA for body text | 4.0Cream on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.1Cream on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3Cream on Sand, fails AA for body text | 1.6Cream on Sky, fails AA for body text | 1.7Cream on Highlight, fails AA for body text | 4.2Cream on Oak, fails AA for body text | 2.5Cream on Sage, fails AA for body text | 1.1Cream on White, fails AA for body text | 18.9Cream on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Sky | 1.2Sky on Flat Gold, fails AA for body text | 9.9Sky on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.7Sky on White, fails AA for body text | 2.6Sky on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4Sky on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.2Sky on Sand, fails AA for body text | 1.6Sky on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.1Sky on Highlight, fails AA for body text | 2.7Sky on Oak, fails AA for body text | 1.6Sky on Sage, fails AA for body text | 1.7Sky on White, fails AA for body text | 12.2Sky on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Highlight | 1.1Highlight on Flat Gold, fails AA for body text | 9.3Highlight on Black, passes AA for body text | 1.8Highlight on White, fails AA for body text | 2.4Highlight on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4Highlight on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3Highlight on Sand, fails AA for body text | 1.7Highlight on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.1Highlight on Sky, fails AA for body text | 2.5Highlight on Oak, fails AA for body text | 1.5Highlight on Sage, fails AA for body text | 1.8Highlight on White, fails AA for body text | 11.4Highlight on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Oak | 2.2Oak on Flat Gold, fails AA for body text | 3.7Oak on Black, fails AA for body text | 4.7Oak on White, passes AA for body text | 1.0Oak on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.7Oak on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 3.2Oak on Sand, fails AA for body text | 4.2Oak on Cream, fails AA for body text | 2.7Oak on Sky, fails AA for body text | 2.5Oak on Highlight, fails AA for body text | 1.7Oak on Sage, fails AA for body text | 4.7Oak on White, passes AA for body text | 4.5Oak on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Sage | 1.3Sage on Flat Gold, fails AA for body text | 6.2Sage on Black, passes AA for body text | 2.8Sage on White, fails AA for body text | 1.6Sage on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 2.2Sage on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.9Sage on Sand, fails AA for body text | 2.5Sage on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.6Sage on Sky, fails AA for body text | 1.5Sage on Highlight, fails AA for body text | 1.7Sage on Oak, fails AA for body text | 2.8Sage on White, fails AA for body text | 7.6Sage on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 2.1White on Flat Gold, fails AA for body text | 17.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | 4.5White on Dark Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.3White on Light Gray, fails AA for body text | 1.4White on Sand, fails AA for body text | 1.1White on Cream, fails AA for body text | 1.7White on Sky, fails AA for body text | 1.8White on Highlight, fails AA for body text | 4.7White on Oak, passes AA for body text | 2.8White on Sage, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 9.9Black on Flat Gold, passes AA for body text | 1.2Black on Black, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 4.7Black on Dark Gray, passes AA for body text | 16.5Black on Light Gray, passes AA for body text | 14.4Black on Sand, passes AA for body text | 18.9Black on Cream, passes AA for body text | 12.2Black on Sky, passes AA for body text | 11.4Black on Highlight, passes AA for body text | 4.5Black on Oak, passes AA for body text | 7.6Black on Sage, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://brand.vanderbilt.edu/color/
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